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Also Known As	physical deformity • biological malformation

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human genetic disease genetic disease congenital disorder human disease disease mental disorder cardiovascular disease nervous system disease digestive system disease nutritional disease childhood disease and disorder Plant disease respiratory disease blood disease eye disease

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